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Patricia Schroeder: basically, what I said was it was the figure that was utilized in the coalition budget, which was the administration…

On the recordJune 13, 1996
basically, what I said was it was the figure that was utilized in the coalition budget, which was the administration plus 3 percent. This does not exempt, but what the purpose was, was to make sure that there was adequate pay for the pay raise. We wanted to make sure that did not come out without being covered.
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Patricia Schroeder
Colorado

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Discussing budget figures related to pay raises during a floor debate.

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